Tony's Take Messenger: Ruling against $3 surcharge sends message to Missouri Legislature on court costs Jun 3, 2021 Jun 3, 2021 0 Overland Municipal Judge Frank Vatterott poses for a photo in his law office in Maryland Heights on Monday, March 27, 2017.聽 Post-Dispatch photo Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Metro columnist Author email Follow Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch There is a plaque on the wall in Frank Vatterott鈥檚 law office, an award from the Missouri Supreme Court from his time as a municipal court judge.kAm鈥%96J 42? 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Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Messenger: Another state court unanimously agrees with Missouri: Close debtors prisons Idaho Supreme Court ruling bans arrest warrants for people who fall behind paying court fines and fees.聽 Messenger: Tornado survivor worked at Kentucky candle factory to pay off court debt Jailer who died hailed as hero. But why were jail detainees at factory in the first place? Messenger: After losing $3 court fee, Missouri sheriffs target evictions for their back-door tax Supreme Court declared fee unconstitutional. New proposal might be worse.聽 A Toll on Justice: a Post-Dispatch special report A five-part series examines how all three branches of Missouri government helped prop up the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund by charging a court fee… Messenger: Fines and fees take center stage at Missouri Supreme Court again Case over $3 fee to pay for sheriff's retirement fund is unconstitutional, attorney argues.聽 Messenger: Lawsuit renews Missouri court battle over $3 charge to fund sheriffs' pensions Court cost that was subject of Post-Dispatch series challenged as unconstitutional. Messenger: Campaign seeks end to court fees that land many Americans in debtors鈥 prison Effort mirrors progress made in Missouri courts, where one $3 fee was declared unconstitutional, and others are not being targeted.聽 Messenger: Missouri鈥檚 鈥榦ffensive鈥 move to grab money that prisoners rightfully earned Ronnie Pope won $12,000 in a federal lawsuit after being attacked by a guard. Missouri wants to take the money from him, to help pay for his i… Messenger: More court costs are on the docket at Missouri Supreme Court. They should go. After court struck $3 fee for sheriffs鈥 retirement, new case targets several others like it.聽 Messenger: 鈥楴efarious鈥 initiative could enshrine backdoor tax in Missouri Constitution Legislature put proposal on ballot to overturn unanimous Missouri Supreme Court decision against $3 sheriffs鈥 fee.聽 Messenger: Missouri sheriffs are on the wrong side of law-and-order with Amendment 6 Rural Missouri sheriffs are trying to grab money from people in court systems, most of them from 51黑料 and Kansas City.
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Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Metro columnist Author email Follow Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
Messenger: Another state court unanimously agrees with Missouri: Close debtors prisons Idaho Supreme Court ruling bans arrest warrants for people who fall behind paying court fines and fees.聽
Messenger: Tornado survivor worked at Kentucky candle factory to pay off court debt Jailer who died hailed as hero. But why were jail detainees at factory in the first place?
Messenger: After losing $3 court fee, Missouri sheriffs target evictions for their back-door tax Supreme Court declared fee unconstitutional. New proposal might be worse.聽
A Toll on Justice: a Post-Dispatch special report A five-part series examines how all three branches of Missouri government helped prop up the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund by charging a court fee…
Messenger: Fines and fees take center stage at Missouri Supreme Court again Case over $3 fee to pay for sheriff's retirement fund is unconstitutional, attorney argues.聽
Messenger: Lawsuit renews Missouri court battle over $3 charge to fund sheriffs' pensions Court cost that was subject of Post-Dispatch series challenged as unconstitutional.
Messenger: Campaign seeks end to court fees that land many Americans in debtors鈥 prison Effort mirrors progress made in Missouri courts, where one $3 fee was declared unconstitutional, and others are not being targeted.聽
Messenger: Missouri鈥檚 鈥榦ffensive鈥 move to grab money that prisoners rightfully earned Ronnie Pope won $12,000 in a federal lawsuit after being attacked by a guard. Missouri wants to take the money from him, to help pay for his i…
Messenger: More court costs are on the docket at Missouri Supreme Court. They should go. After court struck $3 fee for sheriffs鈥 retirement, new case targets several others like it.聽
Messenger: 鈥楴efarious鈥 initiative could enshrine backdoor tax in Missouri Constitution Legislature put proposal on ballot to overturn unanimous Missouri Supreme Court decision against $3 sheriffs鈥 fee.聽
Messenger: Missouri sheriffs are on the wrong side of law-and-order with Amendment 6 Rural Missouri sheriffs are trying to grab money from people in court systems, most of them from 51黑料 and Kansas City.
